It was successfully used during military operations in Vietnam, the Gulf War and Afghanistan. The BLU-82 was retired in 2008 and replaced with the more powerful GBU-43/B MOAB. The designation "BLU" stands for Bomb Live Unit, as opposed to …

As the supply of M121 bombs dwindled, the USAF developed the Bomb Live Unit-82/B (BLU-82/B) as a replacement. Weighing a total of 15,000 pounds, the BLU-82/B was essentially a large thin-walled tank (1/4-inch steel plate) filled with a 12,600-pound explosive "slurry" mixture.

The BLU-82/B (Bomb Live Unit-82) was a 15,000 pound bomb originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones in Vietnam. The warhead contained 12,600 pounds of GSX (Gelled Slurry Explosive)...

Aug 14, 2023 · Securely fastened to a pallet inside the aircraft’s cargo compartment was an enormous, 15,000-pound bomb. What made the bomb — called the BLU-82/B, or “Daisy Cutter” — unusual was that it was specially designed to flatten areas of dense vegetation.

The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system, nicknamed Commando Vault, is the high altitude delivery of a 15,000 pound bomb from a C-130. This system depends upon the accurate positioning of the...

Apr 13, 2017 · The Air Force dropped several BLU-82 air-blast bombs—a smaller MOAB predecessor—during the early days of fighting the Taliban and al Qaeda, including the December 2001 Battle of Tora Bora....

Feb 21, 1991 · The U.S. Air Force has begun using a massive conventional bomb called the BLU-82--also known as a “Big Blue” or a “Daisy Cutter”--in its aerial assault on Iraqi defensive positions in Kuwait.

Mar 14, 2012 · Specifications; Class: 15,000 lb. Blast: Guidance: Ballistic: Accuracy: 32 meters Autopilot: None Propulsion: None Weight (lb.) 15,000: Length (in) 141.6

Oct 16, 2019 · The Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base received its newest exhibit Oct. 4, 2019, from Duke Field—the BLU-82/B, a bomb formerly used in as a psychological weapon because of its large and very visible blast radius.

The BLU-82 was originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones and artillery emplacements in Vietnam. South Vietnamese VNAF aircraft dropped BLU-82 bombs on NVA positions in desperation to support ARVN troops in the Battle of Xuan Loc in the last days of the Vietnam War.